“I would not advise people to buy a car or house without making a list. You will probably improve your intuitions by making a list and then sleeping on it.” PeopleHouseSleepCarIntuitionListsAdvise Author:Daniel Kahneman
“When people think about Michigan, they usually think about cars.” PeopleThinkingCarMichigan Author:Sander Levin
“Henry Ford made a lot of money making cars at one time, but that was a small advantage to him compared to the benefit to millions of people who for the first time in their lives were emancipated from common public carriers and could live where they wanted, move at the hours they wanted, to the places they wanted. Ford collected a billion bucks, but that was peanuts compared to the benefits.” PeopleFirstsMadeWantedMovingHoursMoneyCommonMillionsCarBenefitsFirst TimeAdvantageBillionsMaking MoneyOne TimeLots Of MoneyBucksPeanutsCarrier Author:George Stigler
“When we have a Deputy Prime Minister who tells people not to drive cars but has two Jags himself, and where the Minister who tells people not to have two homes turns out to have nine himself - no wonder the public believe politicians are hypocrites.” PeopleBelieveTwoHomeTurnsWonderCarPoliticianNineMinistersPrimePrime MinisterHypocriteDeputiesTwo Homes Author:William Hague
“What life really is all about is happiness. It's not money, or stature, or the amount of cars you have in your driveway. Life, a really successful life, is one in which you are loved and love somebody else, or some other people.” PeopleLife IsSuccessfulCarAmountAnd LoveStatureSuccessful LifeDriveway Author:Steve Guttenberg
“Student loan debt is crushing young people. And so they're not doing the things we would expect them to do. They're not moving out of their parents' homes in as big a numbers, they're not saving up money for down payments, they're not buying homes or cars or starting small businesses or doing any of the things that help move this economy forward.” PeopleHelpingHomeBigsMovingYoungParentNumbersEconomyCarStudentsStartingDebtSavingCrushBuyingSmall BusinessLoanPaymentStudent LoanMoving OutSaving UpParents HomeBuying A Home Author:Elizabeth Warren
“Getting a gay fan base is slow. I think if I were able to reach more gay people they would love it. I can't get the songs in their ears. I love my gay family. I just wish I could reach more of them. I'm in this car going from club to club but they're not gay clubs.” PeopleIfsThinkingI CanAbleSongWishFansCarGayEarsClubsGay People Author:Mary Gauthier
“I could be on 52nd and Third in Manhattan up and ask a strange for directions and they will help you, that's a rural heart. Your car breaks down in the middle of Iowa or somewhere, or Tennessee where I'm from, people want to help each other. Given each opportunity, you see how people come together.” PeopleWantHeartHelpingTogetherAsksOpportunityGivenBreakMiddleCarStrangeThirdsBreaking DownManhattanIowaTennesseeHelping Each Other Author:Rodney Atkins
“More than sex. More than money. You know, life is not endless is it? Cash, cars, cocaine, and girls. It's more than that. And there is a spiritual dimension to people...we are driven to want something more.” PeopleKnowsWantSpiritualLife IsGirlSexCarDrivenEndlessAspirationDimensionsCashWant SomethingCocaineSpecial NeedsSpiritual Dimensions Author:Jeanette Winterson
“Add there was that moment when my mother and father walked in the door disguised as old people. I thought the miles in the car had bent them, dulled their eyes, even grayed and whitened their hair and caused their hands and voices to tremble. At the same time, I found, as I rose form the chair, I'd gotten old along with them.” PeopleMomentsHandsEyeFormMotherFoundFatherVoiceDoorsCarHairAddRoseMilesChairsThat MomentBentOld PeopleMother And Father Author:Louise Erdrich
“I find people interesting. People trying hard are interesting. People with a passion are interesting - whether its old cars or taxidermy or knitting.” PeopleTryingHardPassionInterestingCarKnittingTrying HardOld CarTaxidermy Author:Clare Balding
“I was kicked out of middle school a few times. This guy who was kind of a d*** and a bully got hit by a car. I jumped up and went, YEAH Apparently that wasnt cool with some people cause I got kicked out.” PeopleKindSchoolGuyCausesMiddleCarYeahBullyThis GuyMiddle School Author:Tom DeLonge
“What can government do? They can listen to their own people. But I'll tell you what citizens can do, when we elect one of these people - whether we think it's a good guy or a bozo - you got to stay on the case. You don't vote and go home and give them the keys to the car, he'll drive you right off a cliff. You have to help people to stay honest.” PeopleThinkingGivingHelpingHomeGovernmentGuyCan DoCasesHonestCarKeysCitizensVoteCliffsGood Guy Author:Buffy Sainte-Marie
“Yeah, I know, some people are against drunk driving, and I call those people 'the cops.' But you know, sometimes, you've just got no choice; those kids gotta get to school!” PeopleKnowsSometimesHumorKidsSchoolFunnyChoicesCarYeahDrivingDrunkCopDrunk Driving Author:Dave Attell
“Even if they don't know it consciously, people can feel when you are making them into a means to an end only. And people are much less likely to do what you want them to do - for example, to buy the car - when they feel you are reducing them into a means to an end.” PeopleIfsKnowsWantFeelsMeanEndsCarExampleWhat You WantReducingMeans To An End Author:Eckhart Tolle
“In the past there were people who were not rich but contented with their living style, laughing and happy all day. But when the new rich people appear, people look at them and ask why don't I have a life like that too, a beautiful house, car and garden and they abandon their values.” PeopleLooksPastBeautifulValuesAsksHouseLaughingRichCarStyleGardenAbandonRich People Author:Nhat Hanh
“It seems that researchers at Colorado University say wine may help people lose weight. It's not the wine directly that causes the weight loss, it's all the walking around you do trying to find your car.” PeopleTryingMayHelpingSeemsCausesLosesLossCarWalkingWeightWineUniversityWeight LossResearchersLose WeightColorado Author:Jay Leno
“Everybody has a gas-guzzling car because people like SUVs. They would like SUVs if they were hybrid vehicles that had the same horsepower and used less gasoline. Instead, what the auto manufacturers are doing is building SUVs that are hybrid vehicles that use the same amount of gasoline because they up the horsepower. That's a decision that they make to market irresponsible economic behavior. The American people like the SUVs, they have kids, they, they need them, they get around in them, but we have options.” PeopleIfsNeedsUseKidsUsedDecisionEconomicCarBuildingAmountBehaviorGasVehicleIrresponsibleHybridGasolineSuvsHorsepower Author:William J. Clinton
“I read, watch television, watch movies, hang out with family. I like my clothes and I have great cars, and I drive those. But for most people, it's like, "That's boring. You don't club? You don't party?"” PeoplePartyWatchesCarTelevisionClothesClubsBoringHanging OutWatch Movie Author:Samuel L. Jackson
“I think music can really affect people's emotions and, when I am about to get into a race car, I definitely listen to music with a good beat - that's when you've got the adrenalin pumping. And the time before you go into a race weekend, you have a lot of emotion and adrenalin, and a lot of focus.” PeopleThinkingRaceEmotionFocusCarBeatsWeekendListening To MusicRace Car Author:Allan McNish
“If we wanted a program to help the majority of the population, we'd offer loan guarantees to help poor people get access to reliable cars so that they could have a better shot at getting - and keeping - a well-paying job...A small amount of capital could make a much bigger difference in their lives than extra student loan relief for middle-class college kids would.” PeopleIfsWellsHelpingRealityKidsWantedJobsPoliticsCommunityDifferencesWorkPoorMoneyEducationClassPovertyMiddleCarPolicyStudentsCollegeAmountOffersShotsProgramBiggerMajorityStrategyPropertyPopulationAccessExtrasGuaranteesReliefMiddle ClassPoor PeopleLoanSmall AmountsHelp The PoorStudent LoanHelp Poor People Author:Megan McArdle
“In a country with millions of people & cars going everywhere, the enemy is going to get a car bomb out there once in a while.” PeopleCountryEnemyMillionsCarBombs Author:James Mattis
“People can be happy while they are going through great pain and adversity. There's no pleasure evident in their external lives yet they are content on the inside. And conversely, tons of people are surrounded by pleasure (fast cars, nice homes, great clothes) but there is no joy within. So choose to be happy.” PeopleHomePainJoyChoicesPleasureNiceCarClothesAdversityEvidentChoose To Be HappyFast CarJoy Within Author:Robin Sharma
“The secret to writing is just to write. Write every day. Never stop writing. Write on every surface you see; write on people on the street. When the cops come to arrest you, write on the cops. Write on the police car. Write on the judge. I'm in jail forever now, and the prison cell walls are completely covered with my writing, and I keep writing on the writing I wrote. That's my method.” PeopleWritingSecretForeverStreetsCarJudgingWallPoliceMethodPrisonSurfaceCellsJailCoveredCopPrison CellsPolice Cars Author:Neil Gaiman
“After years of training [as astronaut], you have great confidence in the technology. When you get in your car, you probably feel safe too, even though thousands of people die in car crashes every year.” PeopleFeelsYearsDiesTechnologyCarSafeTrainingCrashAstronautCar CrashGreat Confidence Author:Ulrich Walter
“When people are really drunk they have a propensity to harm themselves and others - they fall off buildings, they drive into other cars.” PeopleFallCarBuildingHarmDrunkPropensity Author:Emily Yoffe
“Some people put more into their cars than they put into their relationships.” PeopleCar Author:Ludacris
“When I got hit by the car, I became depressed. As a result, I've been on antidepressants and I feel like I have no sexuality left. People complain about that side effect, but I love it. I feel outside of society.” PeopleFeelsLeftSidesResultsEffectsCarSexualityComplainingSide EffectsAntidepressants Author:Bradford Cox
“Some people, of course, can be happier with the cars, the fancy threads, the hilltop mansion, and the other status symbols of 'having made it', but I found that several of my most prized possessions were slipping away, despite all the fortune I had amassed.” PeopleMadeCoursesFoundCarFortunePossessionDespiteSymbolsMade ItFancyThreadMansionsSlippingStatus SymbolSlipping AwayPrized Possessions Author:George Harrison
“At the end of the day, I think everybody takes for granted that they get up, get out of bed every morning - just the mere fact that they can stand in front of the mirror and brush their teeth and get in their car and take off? A lot of people take their health for granted.” PeopleThinkingEndsFactsMorningCarFrontsBedMirrorsMereTeethGet UpGrantedThe End Of The DayEvery MorningBrushes Author:Brock Lesnar
“I'm scared of myself. I think I'd be a bad driver. I'm scared of cars, period. I've had too many friends killed now, and I've seen too many people killed in my life when I drove across the country when I was 12. I'm sure that has a lot to do with it. If you see a few real dead bodies with brains on the pavement, it does a lot to change your attitude. It means you can get it too. I've had a lot of relatives killed. I've had a lot of dear friends killed. It's stupid. The whole activity is stupid.” PeopleIfsThinkingMeanDoeRealCountryWholeBodyBrainAttitudeCarStupidPeriodsActivityDearScaredDriversDear FriendPavementMany FriendsChange Your Attitude Author:Ray Bradbury
“I don't buy into that whole concept of success that I have this mountain with this moat around it and then I get into my big car and drive to my destination and never see people. That's not my concept of success.” PeopleWholeBigsCarMountainConceptsDestinationMoatsBig Cars Author:Lauryn Hill
“Every year I write a tax advice column and I used to always make fun of that. One year, one of my favorite IRS commissioners, I think his name was Roscoe somebody, wrote that one of the most often-asked questions by taxpayers was, "How can I contribute more?" Well, I tell ya, ol' Roscoe's really been doing situps under parked cars again. I've heard a lot of people ask a lot of questions about taxes, but I never heard anybody say, "How can I, the ordinary person, send more money for no reason?"” PeopleThinkingWritingYearsWellsPersonsReasonUsedAsksNamesFunHeardAdviceCarTaxesOrdinaryMy FavoriteNo ReasonMore MoneyTaxpayersColumnsIrsOrdinary PersonYear OneCommissioners Author:Dave Barry
“Some people grew up in the '70s, powerful, beautiful memories of the '70s which to me is one of the worst decades. It has something to do with that. Has something to with the birth of rock 'n' roll, and something to do with those American cars. an incredible design. There was so much optimism at that time and it must leak into the process.” PeopleBeautifulProcessMemoriesPowerfulWorstRocksCarDesignGrewBirthGrew UpOptimismIncrediblesDecadesRock N RollLeaksBeautiful MemoriesAmerican Cars Author:David Lynch
“I'm against suppression of pornography. If you suppress guns - yes; if you want to suppress poverty - yes. These are the obscenities, the real brutalization of people. I am almost more outraged by ads for blue jeans or cars that sort of blatantly depict women not only as sex objects, but women that look younger than the age of consent, looking like they've just been raped or asking to be raped-utterly passive sex objects.” PeopleIfsWantLooksRealAgeSexPovertyCarObjectsGunAskingBlueAdsPassiveConsentJeansPornographySuppressionOutragedObscenityBlue JeansAge Of Consent Author:Betty Friedan
“People take conventional ways that other people have always decorated their cars, and use them as ways of giving other people permission to approach them.” PeopleWayGivingUseCarApproachConventionalPermissionConventional Ways Author:Chuck Palahniuk
“One of our needs in a very complex society, where we encounter more people every day than probably our ancestors encountered over their whole lifetime, is our need to very rapidly evaluate other people. And one of the most potent ways of doing that is through our automobiles. So, a car isn't just a thing. It's a set of symbols and associations that we have to figure out in order to understand how we navigate our social worlds with that car.” PeopleWorldWayNeedsWholeOrderSocialCarFiguresLifetimeComplexesWhole LifeSymbolsEncountersAssociationAncestorAutomobileEvaluateNavigate Author:Paul Solman
“People forget what a big issue toilet training is for adults and kids, and it is not fun, especially when you're in a car on the interstate.” PeopleBigsKidsFunForgetIssuesCarTrainingAdultsToiletsInterstate Author:Robert Munsch
“Maybe people [in Hollywood] wear really nice clothes, and they drive really nice cars, but that doesn't make me comfortable. And if I'm not comfortable, it won't be a part of my life.” PeopleIfsNiceCarComfortableClothesHollywoodReally NiceNice CarsNice Clothes Author:Amanda Seyfried
“One of my pet peeves is that when people are in their automobiles, I think they're exceptionally rude on the road. I would love to have the superpower to make their cars break down after they do something rude on the road so the freeways would be littered with these jackasses who have broken-down cars.” PeopleThinkingWould BeBreakCarBrokenPetRudeBreaking DownAutomobileSuperpowerFreewaysBroken DownJackassesPeevesPet Peeve Author:Chris Carmack
“I don't see why a poem couldn't be spoken out a car window or written on the beach at low tide. In fact, I'm sure people are doing it.” PeopleFactsWrittenCarLowsWindowBeachTides Author:James Arthur
“Although the quality of the vehicles is tremendously improving year after year but the underlying reasons that people are buying cars have really gotten focused. It's for high quality vehicles, reliable, fuel-efficient, and safe of course.” PeopleYearsReasonCoursesQualityCarSafeFocusedFuelBuyingEfficientVehicleImprovingHigh QualityBuying A Car Author:Alan Mulally
“I tell people it's like shopping for a car.People are taking candidates out for a test drive, seeing what they like.” PeopleSeeingCarTestsCandidatesShopping Author:John Thune
“Some people who see cooking as a job. They got into cooking at some stage and they're sort of ticking along trying to get the money together to buy the car to impress the girlfriend and you know they're doing their job, but some of these people one day, all of a sudden it becomes wonderfully exciting to them. They find this love of what they're doing and they're away.” PeopleKnowsTryingTogetherJobsStageCarOne DayExcitingCookingGirlfriendImpress Author:Paul Rankin
“Is it sufficient that you have learned to drive the car, or shall you look and see what is under the hood? Most people go through life without ever knowing.” PeopleLooksKnowingPathCarSufficientBeing YourselfHoodFollowing Your Own Path Author:June Singer
“The real fabric of American society is not all those flags you see on people's cars...it's in the Bill of Rights and in our constitutional form of government.” PeopleWarRealGovernmentFormPeaceRightsCarBillsFlagsAnti WarAntiwarFabricForms Of GovernmentBill Of RightsAmerican Society Author:John Adams
“Aerodynamics are for people who can't build engines.” PeopleCarRacingEnginesRace CarMotor RacingCar RacingAuto RacingRacing DriverFormula 1Funny RacingMotorsportsFunny Car RacingRace MotivationalRace Car DriverAerodynamics Author:Enzo Ferrari
“White people scare the crap out of me. I have never been attacked by a black person, never been evicted by a black person, never had my security deposit ripped off by a black landlord, never had a black landlord, never been pulled over by a black cop, never been sold a lemon by a black car salesman, never seen a black car salesman, never had a black person deny me a bank loan, never had a black person bury my movie, and I've never heard a black person say, 'We're going to eliminate ten thousand jobs here - have a nice day!'” PeoplePersonsJobsActorsBlackWhiteNiceHeardSecurityCarThousandTenDenyMovieScareCopCrapLoanSalesmanRippedLemonsDepositsLandlordBlack PersonNice DayCar SalesmanHave A Nice Day Author:Michael Moore
“You have to get knocked down to realize how people really feel about you. I've realized that more than ever lately. The other day, I was on my way to the car. It was hailing, the streets were slippery and I was having a tough time of it. I came to a corner and started to slip. But before I could fall, four people jumped out of nowhere to help me. When I thanked them, they all said they knew about my illness and had been keeping an eye on me.” PeopleWayFeelsSaidHelpingEyeFallRealizingFourStreetsCarToughIllnessCornersMy WayHelp MeSlipsTough TimesSlipperyKnocked Down Author:Lou Gehrig
“The only way people are going to change their car buying habits, and the only way government will get behind alternatively fueled vehicles, is if gasoline prices continue to go up.” PeopleIfsWayGovernmentBehindsCarHabitBuyingVehicleGasolineGasoline Prices Author:Alexandra Paul